Senior Fellow David Westphal and the California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting at USC Annenberg was profiled on the LA Observed blog. Westphal said that the project has "demonstrated one point clearly: that a news organization supported by a foundation (the California HealthCare Foundation) and affiliated with a university journalism school (USC Annenberg) can partner with local news organizations to produce difference-making journalism."……Continue Reading Westphal in LA Observed
Year: 2010
Bennis in Fortune on Obama’s Leadership
"When you read Obama's speeches, they're beautiful," says Warren Bennis, Distinguished CCLP Fellow. "They'll go down as some of the most brilliant essays. But none of them has a sound bite. Where is Reagan's, 'Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall?'" Bennis was cited an article on Fortune Magazine's website where experts were asked to critique the leadership qualities of President Obama…….Continue Reading Bennis in Fortune on Obama’s Leadership
Seib comments on Rally to Restore Sanity
The Internet only amplifies these movements, said Faculty Fellow Philip Seib to the Christian Science Monitor. Seib was commenting on Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" which is now sparking sister rallies from Tel Aviv to the Mt. Everest Base Camp, including one in Downtown Los Angeles. "I would think we're going to have more and more phenomenon that start national and become global." Seib also speculates that internet will help in the creation and coordination of grassroots political movements…….Continue Reading Seib comments on Rally to Restore Sanity
Schell and Breashears at Sustainability Conference at CSU Chico
Senior Fellow Orville Schell and former CCLP guest speaker, David Breashears are presenting an encore of the presentation "Climate Change in the Himalaya" at the 2010 This Way to Sustainability Conference, a project of Chico State University and Butte College. The conference will be held from November 4-6…….Continue Reading Schell and Breashears at Sustainability Conference at CSU Chico
Anti-Trafficking Forum Highlights Need for Global Information Sharing Platform
International nonprofit organizations are gaining ground in the fight against human trafficking, but would be better served with the development of an information sharing platform, a team of researchers from the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy confirmed after a two day conference in Yorba Linda, Calif. Led by CCLP Research Director Mark Latonero, the team participated in the Global Forum on Human Trafficking, an international symposium hosted by a San Francisco based anti-trafficking non-profit. "This conference reinforced the findings from our August fact-finding mission to the Mekong sub-region," explained Latonero, who led the research initiative in Cambodia and Thailand…….Continue Reading Anti-Trafficking Forum Highlights Need for Global Information Sharing Platform
Glickman takes part in forum on NPR at National Archive
Dan Glickman, Senior Fellow, took part in an NPR event at the National Archives entitled "Talking Civility With Former House Members". Information on the event can be found here…….Continue Reading Glickman takes part in forum on NPR at National Archive
Bennis in Fast Company – Leadership and adversity
Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis was cited on the Fast Company Expert Blog about the creation of leaders. Author John Baldoni mentions the leadership practices of Bennis when discussing the leaders need to face adversity and have their limits tested in order to be the most effective and influential leaders…….Continue Reading Bennis in Fast Company – Leadership and adversity
Seib on Radio Netherlands
Faculty Fellow Phil Seib was cited in an article on Radio Netherlands Worldwide examining Al-Qaeda's latest efforts for recruitment, such as broadcasts in English and through various websites…….Continue Reading Seib on Radio Netherlands
Cowan in NPR J-School piece
NPR profiled CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan's journalism class at USC Annenberg for their piece "What's the point of Journalism School, Anyway?" Students from Cowan's class explained why they are journalism students and the commented on the changing landscape of the field…….Continue Reading Cowan in NPR J-School piece
Waiting for Another Watergate
What is the most powerful political operation in the country in this 21st century? It's the United States Supreme Court. The men and women in black are on their way to deciding their second national election in just the first decade of the century. In the year 2000, the justices stopped the counting of votes in the presidential election. This year they tilted (or mutilated) congressional elections by ruling – in the case called Citizens United – that corporations are people, only more so. What they ruled was that corporations (and unions) or groups they sponsor have the right to……Continue Reading Waiting for Another Watergate